Global Mercury Campaign Health Care Without Harm and the World Health Organization are co-leading a global initiative to replace most mercury-based thermometers and sphygmomanometers over the next decade. The organizations are also proposing safe, accurate, and economically viable alternatives for mercury-based medical devices. The initiative is based on a 2005 WHO policy paper calling for short, medium and long-term steps towards the gradual substitution of mercury-based medical devices. The policy paper was grounded in Health Care Without Harm's over ten years of experience working with the healthcare sector, national governments and intergovernmental organizations around the world to implement mercury substitution. Everyday fixes The campaign is also a component of the UN Environment Program's (UNEP) Mercury Products Partnership, which is led by the US Environmental Protection Agency. This broadened UNEP Products Partnership seeks actions to eliminate mercury in everyday products such as batteries, lighting fixtures, electrical...
